by Rajan Singh | Apr 17, 2025 | 2025, Newsletter
In 1994-95, during the placement season at IIT Kanpur, I desperately wanted a job at a company called Hughes Software Systems. Today, hardly anyone has heard of the company, but back then, it was a leader in computer networking — a red hot area (almost like what...
by Rajan Singh | Apr 17, 2025 | LinkedIn Posts
In a leadership course at Wharton, the professor would ask, “What qualities should a good leader have?” Some student would say, “Vision.” The professor would then parrot back, “Yes, without vision, you can’t have leadership.”...
by Rajan Singh | Apr 16, 2025 | LinkedIn Posts
The biggest killer of productivity is not laziness — it is anxiety. You can have the greatest productivity software, but if you are anxious, you can’t get anything done. Here is why. To do any thoughtful work, our brain’s pre-frontal cortex (PFC) has...
by Rajan Singh | Apr 15, 2025 | LinkedIn Posts
On the D-day of a consulting engagement at McKinsey, the team thrilled the client with a proposal to cut millions of dollars in cost. But the senior partner heading the engagement told the client, “What we are doing is polishing your furniture while your house...
by Rajan Singh | Apr 14, 2025 | LinkedIn Posts
We think we want money. But what we really want is for our days to be happy and joyful. We want to love the work we do. We want good relationships. We want the freedom to spend our time the way we like. We want good health and peace of mind. In short, we want a good...
